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Ministry of Culture
Progress of Project Mausam
- ‘Mausam’ is the initiative of Ministry of Culture to be implemented by the Archaeological Survey of India  as the nodal agency with research support of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts  and National Museum. This project aims to explore the multi-faceted Indian Ocean ‘world’ – collating archaeological and historical research in order to document the diversity of cultural, commercial and religious interactions in the Indian Ocean. The main objective of the project is to inscribe places and sites identified under Project Mausam as trans-national nomination for inscription on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. Mausam has now been extended up to 31st March, 2023.
Indian Missions in the 39 countries have approached local authorities and several countries including the following, have nominated their resource persons for the Project Mausam: -
Bangladesh, Cambodia, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Indonesia, Oman, Qatar, Singapore, Malaysia, The Islamic republic of Iran, UAE, Myanmar, Philippines and Jordan.
 It is proposed to hold an international conference with these experts on the next steps forward.
 It is proposed to prepare two transnational nominations namely;  Routes followed by the Cholas in the Southeast Asia region and;  Spread of Buddhism through land and sea routes in the South and Southeast Asian region .
This information was given by the Minister of State  of Culture and Tourism, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
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Vice President's Secretariat
Vice President calls upon youth to devote time for social service
VP calls upon the affluent sections in society to take up service-oriented programs in rural India
VP inaugurates ‘Seva Samstha’ bhavan for Rashtriya Seva Samithi, an NGO
The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu today called upon the youth to regularly devote some time to help the needy and underprivileged sections in society. He said that ‘nothing gives greater satisfaction and joy than extending a helping hand to those in distress. ‘Share and care’ is the core value of our civilization’.
Shri Naidu inaugurated the ‘Seva Samstha’ building for Rashtriya Seva Samithi , a non-profit social service organisation’s region centre in New Delhi. Addressing the gathering, the Vice President said that everyone must be alive to the needs of the community he is living in and try to extend a helping hand.
The Vice President further stressed that it is the responsibility of large institutions and particularly those from the affluent sections to use resources at their disposal and to take up service-oriented programs in rural India. In their service activities, Shri Naidu wanted particular focus on the health of women and children, skill development of youth and welfare of farmers.
The Vice President appreciated the efforts of RASS among the underprivileged communities in backward regions and noted their contribution during the peak of the pandemic. Shri Naidu recalled the efforts of Padma awardee, late Shri Muniratnam Nayudu, the founder of RASS, and called him "a true Gandhian, in letter and spirit”. He said other organisations too must supplement the efforts of the governments in eliminating poverty, illiteracy and fighting various social evils like atrocities against women and weaker sections.
Shri K. Chiranjeevi, Vice-President, RASS, Shri S.Venkataratnam, General Secretary, RASS and other dignitaries were present.
Ministry of Defence
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh approves full reimbursement of Hospital Stoppage Rolls charged for treatment taken by ECHS beneficiaries in military hospitals
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh, on December 14, 2022, approved the policy of full reimbursement of Hospital Stoppage Rolls  charged for treatment taken in Military/Armed Forces Hospitals by the Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme  beneficiaries. Several representations regarding reimbursement of HSR have been received by Ministry of Defence as there is an anomaly between Military Hospital and ECHS for medical treatment by the beneficiaries.
As per the existing policy under ECHS, HSR and any other charges expended for treatment in military hospitals are paid in full by the ECHS member and are not reimbursable. These hospitals provide free treatment with limitation to only ex-servicemen, his/her spouse, children below 25 years of age and parents. The dependent brothers/sisters, unmarried sisters and disabled children were declared ineligible for treatment and have to pay HSR charges. However, under ECHS, a primary beneficiary and his/her dependents are eligible to get cashless treatment.
Following the Raksha Mantri’s approval, the existing policy has been amended and now the HSR and any other charges expended for treatment in military hospitals will be paid in full by the ECHS beneficiary, which will be reimbursed. This is a big move towards providing a dignified treatment to the ex-servicemen and their dependents at military hospitals.
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Ministry of Commerce & Industry
WTO Agreement on Agriculture tilted against developing countries: Shri Piyush Goyal
Union Minister for Commerce & Industry Shri Piyush Goyal addresses the G-33 Virtual Informal Ministerial Meeting
The G-33 Virtual Informal Ministerial Meeting organized by Indonesia was held yesterday, to discuss the Agricultural Priority Issues of G33 and the Way Forward for the Twelfth Ministerial Conference  scheduled to be held from 30th November to 3rd December 2021.
The Informal Ministerial Meeting was chaired by the Minister of Trade of the Republic of Indonesia, Mr. Muhammad Lutfi.
Director General of WTO, Dr Ngozi Okonjo Iweala delivered the Keynote Remarks. Out of a total of 47 G-33 Members, representatives from 21 Member countries, including India, took the floor to make brief intervention.
India’s official delegation for the meeting was headed by Shri Piyush Goyal, the Minister of Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs & Food & Public Distribution and Textiles. In his intervention the Minister emphasized that as part of the trust-building exercise for MC 12, G-33 must strive for positive outcomes on permanent solution to Public Stockholding  for food security purposes which is of utmost importance, finalization of a Special Safeguard Mechanism  quickly and a balanced outcome on Domestic Support. He highlighted that Agreement on Agriculture at the WTO was riddled with deep imbalances, which favour the developed countries and have tilted the rules against many developing countries and therefore as a first step in agriculture reform, the historical asymmetries and imbalances must be corrected in order to ensure a rule-based, fair and equitable order. He urged the G 33 members to work collectively to retain the cohesion of G 33 coalition and strengthen it further by reaching out to other like-minded developing groups to secure their support for a fair, balanced and development -centric outcome on agriculture at MC-12.
The meeting concluded with the adoption of the G-33 Joint Ministerial Statement reaffirming commitment for expeditious resolution of the WTO’s mandated issues in agriculture. The meeting also called for satisfactorily addressing the development issues of developing countries and LDCs with Special and Differential Treatment as an integral part of international trade negotiations.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
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COVID-19 Vaccination Update - Day 234
India administers more than 1 Cr doses today, thrice in last 11 days
India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage crosses 69.68 Cr
In a landmark achievement, India administered more than 1 Crore COVID-19 vaccine doses today. This feat has been achieved thrice in last 11 days. India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 69.68 Crore  today. More than 92 lakh  Vaccine Doses have been administered till 7 pm today. The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late tonight.
The cumulative coverage of vaccine doses, segregated based on population priority groups, is as follows:
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Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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1,03,61,343
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2nd Dose
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84,96,682
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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1,83,31,096
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2nd Dose
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1,36,48,605
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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27,64,10,694
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2nd Dose
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3,57,76,726
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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13,76,62,940
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2nd Dose
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5,88,34,379
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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9,01,61,128
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2nd Dose
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4,72,12,735
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Cumulative 1st dose administered
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53,29,27,201
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Cumulative 2nd dose administered
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16,39,69,127
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Total
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69, 68, 96,328
Today’s achievement in the vaccination exercise, segregated by population priority groups, is as follows:
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Date: 6th September, 2021 
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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538
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2nd Dose
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15,783
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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1,186
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2nd Dose
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70,709
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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45,97,510
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2nd Dose
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14,57,554
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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12,24,167
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2nd Dose
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8,15,500
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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6,06,772
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2nd Dose
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4,11,103
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1st Dose Administered in Total
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64,30,173
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2nd Dose Administered in Total
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27,70,649
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Total
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92,00,822
The vaccination exercise as a tool to protect the most vulnerable population groups in the country from COVID-19 continues to be regularly reviewed and monitored at the highest level.
Prime Minister's Office
PM greets the nation on New Year
The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has extended his New Year greetings to the nation.
“Wishing everyone a joyous 2019! May everyone be happy and healthy. I pray that all your wishes are fulfilled in 2019”, the Prime Minister said.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
National Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 38.76 Cr
Recovery Rate increases to 97.28%
38,792 Daily New Cases reported in last 24 hours
India's Active Caseload  presently constitutes just 1.39% of total cases
Daily Positivity Rate  less than 3% for 23 consecutive days
India’s cumulative vaccination coverage has exceeded 38.76 crore. A total of 38,76,97,935 vaccine doses have been administered through 49,10,876 sessions, as per the provisional report till 7 am today. 37,14,441 vaccine doses were administered in the last 24 hours.
These include:
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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1,02,56,229
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2nd Dose
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74,47,783
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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1,77,30,845
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2nd Dose
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1,00,52,409
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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11,64,12,064
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2nd Dose
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40,30,999
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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9,56,42,767
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2nd Dose
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2,54,39,376
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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7,13,45,634
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2nd Dose
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2,93,39,829
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Total
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38,76,97,935
The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination has commenced from 21st June, 2021. The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country.
Out of the people infected since the beginning of the pandemic, 3,01,04,720 people have already recovered from COVID-19 and 41,000 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours. This constitutes an overall recovery rate of 97.28%, which is showing a sustained increasing trend.
India has reported 38,792 daily new cases in the last 24 hours.
Less than 50,000 Daily New Cases have been reported since seventeen continuous days. This is a result of sustained and collaborative efforts by the Centre and the States/UTs.
India’s Active Caseload today stands at 4,29,946 and active cases are now only 1.39% of the country's total Positive Cases.
With substantially ramped up testing capacity across the country, a total of 19,15,501tests were conducted in the last 24 hours in the country. Cumulatively, India has conducted over 43.59 crore  tests so far.
While on one side testing capacity has been enhanced across the country, a continued decline in weekly case positivity is noticed. Weekly Positivity Rate is currently at 2.25% while the Daily Positivity rate stands at 2.10% today. Daily Positivity rate has remained less than 3% for 23 consecutive days, and has remained below 5% for 37 consecutive days now.
Ministry of Corporate Affairs
Government cautions stakeholders as 348 companies fail to meet requisite criteria for declaration as Nidhi company under Companies Act 2013 and Nidhi Rules 2014
Under section 406 of the Companies Act, 2013  and Nidhi Rules, 2014 , companies incorporated as Nidhi Companies need to apply to the Central Government in form NDH-4 for declaration as a Nidhi Company.
It has been observed that companies have been applying to the Central Government for declaration as Nidhi under the CA, 2013 but of the 348 number of forms scrutinized upto 24.08.2021 not a single company could satisfy the requisite criteria for it to be declared as a Nidhi Company by the Central Government. There are large number of companies which though functioning as Nidhi Company have not yet applied to the Central Government for declaration as Nidhi Company which is violation of the CA, 2013 and Nidhi Rules, 2014.
Stakeholders are advised to verify the antecedents of the company functioning as a Nidhi company and ensure that the company has been declared as a Nidhi Company by the Central Government before becoming its member and depositing / investing their hard-earned money in such companies.
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Dr. Jitendra Singh releases National Corona Survey conducted in 410 Districts of the Country
Dr. Jitendra Singh, Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions today released the National Preparedness Survey on COVID 19 – Responses of District Collectors and IAS Officers . A copy of the report is available at https://darpg.gov.in.
The COVID 19 National Preparedness Survey 2020 was conducted in 410 Districts in the Country within 3 working days to attain a bird’s eye view of the governance challenges of the Nation while coping with the greatest health crisis India faced since Independence.
The objectives of this preparedness
survey are as follows:
· to develop a comparative analysis of COVID 19 preparedness across States;
· to highlight the main priorities and constraints of COVID 19 preparedness, as they are perceived by the civil servants working in the field;
· to access enabling factors in making institutional/ logistics/ hospital preparedness, etc.;
· to capture trends to identify systemic and process related deficiencies, in combating COVID 19 in the districts of India.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr.Jitendra Singh said that the Prime Minister in his address to the Nation on March 19, 2020 and March 24, 2020 had urged the Indian people to fight to stop the virus with every resource at their disposal.
Dr. Jitendra Singh said that the National Preparedness Survey on COVID 19, points out that India’s response has been coherent, purposeful and determined. Further he added the Survey has highlighted that the policy actions of the Government – Janata Curfew, National Lockdown, the Economic Package of Rs. 1.7 billion, the RBI announcements are steps which have received overwhelming support.
Dr. Jitendra Singh recognized the immense efforts of Civil Servants, Doctors, Nurses, Health Sector Specialists, Police Officials in implementing the National Lockdown.He felt that the survey will serve as a benchmark for policy makers at National and State levels. Dr. Jitendra Singh thanked the Prime Minister for his leadership role in this moment of crisis.
Secretary DARPG, Dr. Kshtrapati Shivaji, Additional Secretary DARPG V.Srinivas, Joint Secretaries Smt. Jaya Dubey and N.B.S.Rajput along with senior officials of the Department participated in the launch through video conferencing facility.
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Ministry of Tourism
Five-day Students’ Exchange Programme between Madhya Pradesh and Nagaland under Azaadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav-Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat concludes
Students from Madhya Pradesh learn about unique culture, cuisine and traditions of the Nagas through the EBSB Student Exchange Tour Programme
The five-day Students’ Exchange Tour Programme between Madhya Pradesh and Nagaland under Azaadi Ka Amrir Mahotsav-Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat  concluded on 20th July, 2022. The closing ceremony was held at the National Institute of Technology , Chumoukedima, Nagaland.
The Students’ Exchange Tour Programme was organized under Azaadi Ka Amrir Mahotsav-Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat . During the five days’ visit, the students were taken to various places to experience and explore the rich culture and traditions of the Nagas. Besides taking site-seeing tours to historic places, they also visited important institutions and tourist destinations. The students from Madhya Pradesh also had interactive sessions with students from Nagaland and invited them to visit Madhya Pradesh in the near future.
During their stay, the students were taken to Khonoma in Kohima district, which is the first green village in India. Students shared their experiences and gave feedback about the green village, and stated that the place was “beyond beautiful”. They also said that with its scenic beauty, the natural environment and the fresh air, it was an experience they will remember for a lifetime. The students were introduced to the traditional method of cooking, which they found intriguing as they were amazed that the food can taste so good even without adding the prime ingredients that are a must use for cooking in their state.
The team, which also learned about the handlooms and handicrafts of Nagaland, said they were fascinated by the varied colors and patterns, and added that they loved the stories behind it. As a part of the tour, students also visited the Chompu Museum at Sovima in Dimapur, they said they were taken back in time to see all the exhibits belonging to ancient times. Speaking about the indigenous people of Nagaland, the students are of the opinion that the people of Nagaland are very friendly, polite, humble and helpful. Describing their journey as wonderful, memorable and an eye-opener, the students said if they were given a chance, they will definitely come back to Nagaland.
Emphasizing that many people are not aware of the beautiful and quite state that is situated in the Northeast India, the students said they will tell the story of Nagaland when they go back home. The tour activities also included visiting the Agriculture University  Medziphema and the Organic Market in Dimapur.
Madhya Pradesh and Nagaland are paired together under AKAM-EBSB, the unique initiative by the government Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat that aims to enhance interaction and promote mutual understanding between people of different States and Union Territories through the concept of State/Union Territory pairing.
Ministry of Education
Steps taken by the Government to promote Agriculture Sector in Education
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research  has informed that to promote agriculture sector through Education, 63 State Agricultural Universities, 3 Central Agricultural Universities, 4 Deemed to be Universities and 4 Central Universities with agriculture faculty are working in the country.
ICAR has also informed that in order to promote agricultural education and attract students in agricultural education, various National/International scholarships are provided to students at different levels.
Further, the National Education Policy, 2020 envisions that both capacity and quality of agriculture and allied disciplines must be improved in order to increase agricultural productivity through better skilled graduates and technicians, innovative research, and market-based extension linked to technologies and practices. The preparation of professionals in agriculture and veterinary sciences through programmes integrated with general education will be increased sharply. The design of agricultural education will shift towards developing professionals with the ability to understand and use local knowledge, traditional knowledge, and emerging technologies while being cognizant of critical issues such as declining land productivity, climate change, food sufficiency for our growing population, etc.
The information was given by the Union Minister of Education, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Civil Aviation
Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Civil Aviation held
Shri Scindia says India is leading the recovery of the aviation industry in the post-Covid era
A meeting of the Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Civil Aviation was held in New Delhi today. Minister of Civil Aviation Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia chaired the meeting. The agenda for discussion in the meeting was “Flying Training Organisations ”.
In his opening remarks, Shri Scindia said that the role of India’s FTOs has become critical as the fast growing Indian aviation industry requires the growing supply of high quality pilots. He said India has been one of the fastest growing aviation markets in the world and it is now leading the recovery of the global aviation industry.
Shri Scindia said that on 21st November, 2021 nearly 3.93 lakh domestic passengers took to the skies, which is nearly 98.7 per cent of the pre-Covid average. On 20th November, 2021, cargo uplifted by domestic airlines was 3810 MT which is nearly 103% of the pre-Covid average cargo uplift. He said that the revival of the India aviation market appears to be robust and reversible.
The Minister said that India’s scheduled airlines have a fleet of 710 aircraft which is projected to grow to over 1000 aircraft in the next five years. With a new liberalized helicopter policy announced on 8th October, 2021, a significant increase in India’s helicopter fleet is expected over the next five years.
Informing about the current status, Shri Scindia said that there are 34 DGCA approved FTOs in the country. Out of which, one  is under the administrative control of the Central Government, eight are under the State Governments and 25 are owned by the private sectors. Given the fleet projection, India may require around 9000 pilots over the next five years implying the requirement of almost 1800 pilots per annum.
India had issued 756 commercial pilot licenses this year by 23rd November, 2021, which is an all-time high. Shri Scindia, however, expressed concern that over 40 per cent of these licenses have been issued to cadets who have undergone their flying training in a foreign FTO. He said that there is a need to expand the capacity of Indian FTOs with a view to reduce the dependence on foreign FTOs.
Speaking about actions taken to bridge the gap, Shri Scindia said a liberalized FTO policy has been announced by Airports Authority of India  wherein the concept of airport royalty was abolished and annual fee was rationalized significantly for new FTOs to be set up at AAI airports. He said AAI has issued award letters for nine flying schools to be established at five airports in early to mid 2022.
The Minister stated that various regulatory reforms have been taken to enhance growth of flying hours, productivity, quality standards and long term sustainability of FTOs. He said that with a close collaboration between the Government, regulatory authorities, FTOs, aerospace companies and the airline industry, India has the potential to become a global flying training hub by 2030.
Hon’ble Members of the Consultative Committee made several useful suggestions in the meeting.